Registrations for the ‘23rd MEA National Conference’ are now open.
MEA 2010 will be held in Melbourne, Vic from 17-20 April, 2010 at the Melbourne Convention Centre. The theme for this year’s conference is, ‘Meetings Mean Business’; aimed at promoting the professionalism and significance of the meetings and events industry to the wider, corporate and government [...]
Preston Bailey has always inspired me. From the first time I read about him over 10 years ago I was impressed by his style and his amazing understand of what it takes to design a fabulous party or event. His impressive portfolio includes Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby to name [...]
For those of you who are stuck for something to do in April then think again. The Eventology 2010 conference for wedding professionals is being held in Indianapolis and promises to be a great event. With plenty of networking opportunities and an educational program that is both in-depth and engaging it is an event not [...]
As regular readers of our blog will know, last year we attended the Australian Event Awards 2009 to see what it was all about. We then wrote a review about the aware here on the blog (click here to read). In our review we highlighted the fact that there was no categories for weddings or private events. We [...]
To show or not to show, that is the question.
I have often been asked whether or not trade shows or bridal fayres work for our industry and I guess there is no defined answer. However, what I can give you is the benefit of my experience.
Let’s take bridal fayres first. I have attended many bridal [...]
We don’t often blatantly market our wedding and event planning courses from the Academy here on this blog as this is more an informational tool for our students and readers, but I am particularly proud of this course so wanted to let you all know what we are up to this year. We have just launched [...]
This week has seen the opening of the Special Event Show 2010 in New Orleans. This annual event is highly anticipated within our industry and is a great way to get back into the thick of things after the Xmas break. This year the Academy haven’t been able to attend the event due to being [...]
FAST TRACK YOUR CAREER by joining us for the SUMMER! Summer is a great time to relax and unwind after a hectic year of University, Tafe and work. You have worked hard all year and you deserve some time to travel, just laze on the beach, catch up with friends and family and enjoy the [...]
The conference is held in San Francisco in March and is for wedding professionals who wish to educate themselves more in the area of wedding and event design. There is a variety of ‘how to’ classes which are hosted by some of the industries top professionals covering many subjects including, design trends, creative inspiration, the art of [...]
I love this time of the year as we are start to wrap up one year and move into the next. So much to celebrate and so much to look forward to. It has certainly been an exciting year for the Academy with the launch of our UK & US offices and so much more [...]
